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UPDATE: My schedule is all kinds of crazy right now, so I might not have a page up for another week or more. Sorry about that :C In the meantime… meow

Oh man, new characters! And it’s not in that shack either, thank god. I can’t wait to keep fleshing this chapter out, eeee. There will be more info about these rare dudes who are not fat or old in upcoming vote incentives :3

I haven’t done a comic pimp in a while, so here is a really good one: Stop Paying Attention by Lucy Knisley. It doesn’t update as often as it could, but the comics that are there are so meaningful and amazing that it more than makes up for it (it updated yesterday!). If you haven’t read it yet, you should take a look.

I don’t want to sound like a nasty heckler, but I think there’s some things really off about the new guy’s face. First, the eyes in the last panel look like they’re focused about three inches in front of his face (you’re better than that), then there’s the geometry. I don’t know much about it, but I just think there’s something that isn’t quite coming together like it should.

See, I actually like Amen’s face quite a bit, -because- of the fact that it looks more, uh… Polygonal? It’s not quite normal in the stylings that you see with her other characters, methinks, but I find it interesting.

As for the eyes appearing like they’re focused on something close, as someone who’s kind of a budding-ish-artist myself, i’ve gotta ask the noob question and wonder how you distinguish between eyes focused on something close, and something far away. (I mean, I don’t think you’re WRONG–the more that I look at the last panel the more it looks that way–I just can’t put my finger on why. XD)

mmmmm I kind of like his eyes in the last panel. I played with it a lot and I’m fine with the way it looks. I’ll allow that maybe I’ve been staring at this page too long, but I’m not going to “fix” anything until I can actually see it myself.

And his face is way more sharp than anyone else in the comic so far. I’ve actually never done a inked/ colored drawing of him, only softer paintings or sketches, so I’m still working things out. Tell me again in 10 pages if you still hate it.

Mmm them are some seriously sexeh hawt uniforms XD yay for getting out of the shack! :D

The only thing that bothers me with this page, just as a dorky horseh artist note, is that horses with dark tails and manes typically always have dark coloured legs, as in dis pictcha http://www.manegaitfarms.com/showcase/wrangler/wrangler5.jpg and dis http://www.theequinest.com/images/cleveland-bay-1.jpg – I have actually never seen a horse with a dark mane and tail who did not have dark coloured legs (unless of course its entire leg was covered in a white stocking marking, which is extremely unlikely unless the horse also happens to be a paint or pinto. Paints have white markings splattered randomly all over them like http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/paint/paint1.jpg ) I know for people who do not care about horses this is not a big thing, but for animal-obsessed psychos like me it glares a bit. ;) Of course, your world is a fantasy place, so maybe buckskin horses don’t have dark coloured legs there? :)

I think the guy talking on the radio in the previous page was a dispatcher/communications officer, and these guys are the bordermen he said were on the way, so this is probably a few minutes after the previous page.

Amen is sooooo good looking! I find myself obsessing over his features that I had to comment again. He could be a prince in a Disney movie. Maybe it’s the juxtaposition between Amen masculine chin versus his subordinate’s pubescent ‘stache that accentuates his good looks even further.

I didn’t really think about the era that this comic is based off of but I’m really digging the feel of it so far. It sort of reminds me of the British colonization of India in 1800s mixed with American Western. I don’t know if that’s what you’re aiming for but it’s great.

OOo, new dude has a cool design,his eyes especially. I feel the urge to repeat to emphasize my high level of liking his eyes: new dude has really awesome eyes.

(Hehe, I suspect this guy has such masculine design, because so, compared to him, Soli would finally look female. :D To me, Soli looks more feminine with that scarf covering the lower portion of her face anyway. )

Hehe, the other dude´s “mustache.”

Boy, I am excited about those new characters turning up. I love how I have no idea how this portion of bad news will turn out for Soli or in witch direction this chapter is going to move.

Amen is so handsome, i’m lovin those jaws and colored eyes…he is hot :D.

And yeah i have a question in top web comics it describe the meek as “A comic about bad things that happen to good people, and vice versa” i thought it’s about three ppl who try to save human kind from the dangerous mutated tiger?

*delurks* Just here to say that I’ve been stalking this comic for a while and I love it to bits. :D But unless I’m too sleep-deprived to read properly, the ‘its’ in the first and second panels should be ‘it’s’…

Sweet! New characters! :) And you draw horses so awesomely – just to let you know.
(Omg, that mustash…!)

Ah, btw, how many letters did you post in the incentives this far? I only got 3! Feels like I have missed some. D: I try to vote every day – but some days have been less internet-action for me lately! (I am in a “gotta catch them all”-mode when it comes to your wallpaper-drawings. The 2 ones I have are so lovely~ <3)

It weirds me out because I had never seen or heard of that movie until someone pointed the similarity out to me a few years ago (when I posted the sketch version of this chapter). Maybe my subconscious is working behind my back.

One question though: WHY does everyone have blue eyes in a desert? Evolutionarily it makes no sense, since brown eyes block harmful light rays better. (Plus, I thought it was a recessive trait…) I guess I could say the same of the white skin too, but I guess these guys could be foreigners/immigrants. Settlers.

Meekipedia has some background info about the ethnic groups in Meek-world. There’s a link to it under the author’s notes.
Also, recessive traits are as likely to be passed on as dominate traits unless they actually decrease one’s odds of living long enough to reproduce. For example, the gene for 5 fingers is recessive to the gene for 6 fingers but is still more common.

Aww, that pretty much enhances my thought that one of the letters may have been wrong, ’cause the very first page I got on my random spree seemed promising, but only one of the letters was different D:!

It could be immensely important. Or maybe the artist has fondness for blue eyes. I know I do. I love the Dutch/Swedes/Norwegians with their flowing blonde hair as if they’re chosen by the gods. I’m so jealous.

With the it’s vs its thing, it might help to think of he’s and his. It’s the same thing, from what I hear (his, hers, and its). (although, I’m in the habit of putting it’s all the time, even though I know the difference now)

by the way, this is a neat comic.
I wonder how those two will get out of this. …or is this a different building… I think it’s the same one…

Alternatively, if you read “it’s/its” as “it is” every time, it will be a bit easier to pick up. E.g. The horse has (it is) mane in a braid, (it is) pretty. The one that makes sense is the contraction and needs the little apostrophe to show you’re taking out a letter.

Though, generally people know the apostrophe shows possession over something, so in that case they may get confused and say “The horse has it’s mane in a braid, it’s pretty.” This looks correct to a lot of people, but really the first “it’s” should be “its”. I find it’s easier to just remember that you only ever contract “it” if you mean “it is”, so I just automatically read “it’s” as “it is” to be sure my sentence makes sense.

I’ve been working nonstop the last 3 weeks on paid work. By non-stop I literally mean no weekends or holidays, and only 5-6 hours for sleeping. I am finishing up tonight and will be back on the wagon after I take a day to get my real life (also on hold) together.

You’re allowed to have a break, goodness me! :D ESPECIALLY because this whole comic is so awesome that I’m definitely going to meet you one day and hug you just because WOW.

….And if anyone tries to berate you for not updating, I’ll go punch them in the face. Because, y’know, it’s FREE for all of us to read this and you’re not obligated to provide this for us- it’s a priviledge, not a right! So don’t feel guilty and don’t let anyone else feel guilty! :D

You’re sharing a wonderful story with us out of your own free time. The least we can do to thank you is to be patient, so take as long as you need to get back on your feet! Good luck with your work! :D